Castle of Questionmarks (Ralf Jahnke)

Title – Castle of Questionmarks
System – Sinclair ZX81 (with 16K RAM expansion)
Author – Ralf Jahnke
Publication – CPU (Computer Programmert zur Unterhaltung) Magazine (February 1985)
Preserved By – Joe Hanson
Recommended Emulator – EightyOne

Download ROM

Load the game by hitting RUN.

German to English translation provided by Gunther Schmidl
English localization and general cleanup by Joe Hanson

How to Play

The game will tell you the controls. The password at the beginning has a visual clue if you pay attention. It’s also one character long.

There is a slight hang in response when you reach the white and black doors, just keep pressing B or W and it will register in a second or so.

In terms of localization, I just made some of the PRESS ANY KEY more uniform, centered some text, and changed the code to recognize the English letter that you pick. Gunther graciously volunteered to translate the script and answer my questions.

Thanks Gschmidl in the GA discord!